Housing Units To Get An Upgrade In Lawrenceville & Buford




Good Morning Gwinnett Podcast show

Summary: <a href="http://www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com" rel="noopener">www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com</a> The old public housing units in Lawrenceville and Buford, some that date to the 1950s, are on their way out.<br><br><br>And Deborah Ingle, for one, won’t miss them.<br><br>Ingle, who’s lived in public housing in Lawrenceville for six years, is thankful for the home she has and the community of which she’s a part. But the floor plan in her unit isn’t inviting, she said, and the kitchen doesn’t have a dishwasher – something she misses sorely.<br><br>By Northside Hospital CareersADVERTISER CONTENT<br>Nurses need a break? Enter now to win a date night for two!<br>“I’m going to have a brand-new everything,” said Ingle, 73. “It’s like buying a brand-new house, which I have never done. How blessed can you get?”<br><br>Efforts are being made across the state to upgrade existing public housing by renovating or building new homes and, in some cases, surrounding them with mixed-income communities. With oversight from housing authorities, private developers are building many of them with the help of tax breaks or other incentives.<br><br>SOURCE: <a href="http://www.AJC.com" rel="noopener">www.AJC.com</a>